Why build a Hive Earth home in Ghana

A growing trend toward selecting building materials that are sustainable.

More and more people are becoming aware of sustainaable building materials. With the cost of cement going up and the environmental impacts that it can cause people are looking at sustainable alternatives.

An increased emphasis on selecting building materials that contributes to healthy indoor air quality.

Often, man-made ingredients of modern construction (like concrete) contribute to an environment that is filled with toxic chemicals and gases. When buildings are built with hive earth, because of its natural material it doesn’t generate toxic gasses. Hive earth is non-toxic, non-polluting and ‘breathes’. This creates safer, more people-friendly buildings. It is very low in embodied energy, and extremely comfortable to live in.

The awareness that stabilized Earth Walls has a substantially longer life cycle than more conventional building materials.

Earth buildings have proved to be extremly durbale; some of the most iconinc buildings in the world, i.e the pryamids, Great Wall of China have lasted for centuries. Earth buildings are extremely durable and weather resistant. Years of hands-on experience, backed up with scientific testing, ensure maximum strength and durability for every earth building.

Regulates the room tempretures

The external walls of a hive earth building are a very thick, providing excellent protection from extremes in our tropical climate. The thickness and density of the material means that heat (or cold) penetration of the wall is very slow and the internal temperature of the building remains relatively stable, with the end result of it feeling warmer in colder tempretures and cooler when its hot outside.

Low maintenance

Earth walls are extremely low maintenance.  Once they are built and sealed, they shouldn't need any further attention for 10-20 years. At that point they may perhaps need a second coat of sealer, which is a very easy process. They are features that stand alone and don’t need finishing with plasterboard or render. There is no need to ever again spend time and money painting as the walls already come in a variety of different earth colours.